Michael O'Donoghue (January 5, 1940 - November 8, 1994) was a 20th century American writer and performer. He was known for his dark and destructive style of comedy and humor, was a major contributor to National Lampoon magazine, and was the first head writer of the highly influential American television program Saturday Night Live.
O'Donoghue was born Michael Henry Donohue (nicknamed "Pete" to avoid confusion with his father's name) in Sauquoit, ...
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Michael O'Donoghue (January 5, 1940 - November 8, 1994) was a 20th century American writer and performer. He was known for his dark and destructive style of comedy and humor, was a major contributor to National Lampoon magazine, and was the first head writer of the highly influential American television program Saturday Night Live.
O'Donoghue was born Michael Henry Donohue (nicknamed "Pete" to avoid confusion with his father's name) in Sauquoit, New York[?]. His father, Michael, worked as an engineer, while his mother, Barbara, stayed home to raise him. O'Donoghue's dark sense of humour was apparently something he inherited from his mother.
O'Donoghue's early career included work as a playwright and stage actor at the University of Rochester where he drifted in and out of school beginning in 1959. His first published writing appeared in the school's humor magazine "Ugh!"
After a brief time working as a writer in San Francisco, CA, O'Donoghue returned to Rochester and participated in...
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